TY - JOUR
T1 - Refugee movement and development - Afghan refugees in Iran
AU - Hugo, Graeme
AU - Abbasi Shavazi, Mohammad
AU - Sadeghi, Rasoul
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The increasing discussion of the relationship between migration and development attention is focused almost entirely on voluntary migration. Little attention is given to the development of consequences and potential of forced migration. Yet, forced migration, especially refugees, makes up a significant proportion of international moves, most of it being southsouth in nature. While the raison d’etre of forced migration is fleeing persecution and seeking refuge from it, the migration can have important economic outcomes. This paper addresses this issue by examining the educational and occupational outcomes of Afghan refugees in Iran. There is significant upward mobility among the refugees, especially between the first and second generations. It is argued that this represents potential for facilitating development.
AB - The increasing discussion of the relationship between migration and development attention is focused almost entirely on voluntary migration. Little attention is given to the development of consequences and potential of forced migration. Yet, forced migration, especially refugees, makes up a significant proportion of international moves, most of it being southsouth in nature. While the raison d’etre of forced migration is fleeing persecution and seeking refuge from it, the migration can have important economic outcomes. This paper addresses this issue by examining the educational and occupational outcomes of Afghan refugees in Iran. There is significant upward mobility among the refugees, especially between the first and second generations. It is argued that this represents potential for facilitating development.
U2 - 10.1080/21632324.2012.749741
DO - 10.1080/21632324.2012.749741
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 261
EP - 279
JO - Migration and development
JF - Migration and development
IS - 2
ER -